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CVE-2001-0891

Published: Apr 2, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Format string vulnerability in NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX allows a local user to gain root privileges by using qsub to submit a batch job whose name contains formatting characters.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

nqsdaemonsgi
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
unicoscray
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
n/an/a
sgicommercialUSOperating Systemsaka sg i, s g i
craycommercialOperating Systemsaka unicos, cray linux environment, unicos max

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I
patches.sgi.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2
marc.info
http://www.osvdb.org/3275
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 2, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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